The federal government is expected to announce today that it is abandoning plans to place a new $100 million-plus State Department security training center on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
The proposal met with opposition from local environmentalists and others opposed to turning 2,000 acres of rural farmland into a campus-like facility that would include test tracks to train diplomats in evasive driving maneuvers, a mock urban area for anti-terrorist training, shooting ranges and a bomb explosion pit.